Hard Mode?

[Eerie Fuwante]

Do you think a Pokemon game should have a Hard Mode? I think it would fit and would be a real challenge. Here are some thoughts about it:

1) Important trainers have their Pokemon matching your strongest ones level. This would make train-a-holics(like me) not have boring Gym Leader battles when they have a level 32 Pokemon and you have a level 40 one. Of course, there would be a minimum level, so you can't use a bunch of lv. 5 Pokemon on the last Gym.

2) Stronger AI, like every trainer would have an AI equal to Battle Tower trainers, which are the toughest ones.

3) No un-evolved Pokemon, so you don't have to fight a Magikarp freak with lv.25 Karps. Instead you battle a Gyrados freak.

4)Limited money: So you can't but 99 Hyper Potions for the E4.

Comments?

 

[~*Mudkip Fantastic*~]

No. You don't get 'Hard Modes' on RPG games like this. Well as far as I know you don't. If they DID put in a hard mode surely they would double the stats of all Pokemon, lower capture rates and double experience needed to level.

 

[GrassForStarter]

You want hard mode? Try competitive play, that's the real hard mode of pokémon. Or buy Colloseum.

 

[Cyberbell225]

I think they should but I think thats what the Battle Frontier in Emerald is for.

 

[ellie]

No, I don't think that something like that would work. Sure, it's an all right idea, but it'd be almost like a seperate game that the developers would have to program in there, and it's not very plausible unless they made the game much smaller.

 

[Villi]

I think they should but I think thats what the Battle Frontier in Emerald is for.

True. As nice as this idea is, I wouldn't restart my game for it.

 

[Jordan Cleary]

I think so, make it more of a "challenge" if they did, at the beginning you choose what diffitculty you want.

 

[Dread Advocate]

i agree with ~*Mudkip Fanatic*~. just as long as its not as hard as Knights of the Old Republic on EASY(thats freakin hard) or Halo & Halo 2 on Legendary.

 

[-SI-]

I say no. It gets progressively harder, so I wouldn't be wild about it. =/

 

[Kay]

Nah, I like the games as is. I play it more to relax rather than a hard challenge.

 

[Krys]

Not on RPGs but that's why they have the Pokegear, Pokenav and VS seeker.

 

[Walking Contradiction]

Phew. A hard mode would have its good points but I like my Pokemon gaming just the way it is: fun and casual.

 

[ShinyManafi]

A hard mode would be nice. I only wish for it in every RPG I play >>

 

[Dimentio]

Agreed with Mudkip Fantastic. Hard mode would have to be really hard

~fuzzy out~

 

[-Dragon-]

It'd be nice if there were, and as I'm sick of the crappy enemy AI.

Making them more intelligent would be nice.

 

[Blaperile]

Maybe it's a good idea for games like Pokémon Battle Revolution, XD or Colloseum. But it's not a good idea for other games like Fire Red, Leaf Green,.....

 

[Wild Cherry]

No, that would kinda suck, raising your pokemon for the E4 is hard enough.

 

[elyvorg]

It'd be nice if there were, and as I'm sick of the crappy enemy AI.

Making them more intelligent would be nice.

I'm with you on that, but I don't think they should make a seperate Hard Mode just for that.

 

[Bulbatordile]

I don't hink there should be a separate hard mode, I think the main game is fine as it is, however I would like more of a challenge to be added in the later parts of the game, post-E4.
FR/LG's stronger E4 and Emerald's Gym rechallenges were along the right idea, but still became easy eventually, I'd like more stuff like that to make the game harder rather then a separate mode.e

 

[Malachite Treecko]

I want the Gym Leaders and E4s to get stronger... First Gym Leader should have her/his best Pokemon at level 20... So, hard mode would rule.